The amount of construction workers in Baltimore City that are not part of a union is 90 percent. If passed, the bill will require 90 percent of the entire construction workforce to pay Unions in order to work on the City’s largest public works projects. This bill will not only …
Name and Company: Danielle Dunlap, Wohlsen Construction Title: Business Development Manager Years in the industry: 5 years What made you want to join the construction industry? Honestly, it was a career change that introduced me to construction. At first, I was hesitant to take on a role in an industry that …
Name and Company: Joselin Martin, Former CFO for Hayles and Howe, Inc, Current Owner and CEO of True North CFO, LLC Title: Senior Vice President Years in the industry: Over 20 years What made you want to join the construction industry? The choice was actually made for me. My grandfather gave …
Name and Company: Heather Rustici, Jeffrey Brown, LLC Title: Senior Vice President Years in the industry: 9 years What made you want to join the construction industry? To be honest, I fell into the construction industry, starting with JBC part-time while I was earning my masters in psychology. It wasn’t …
Name and Company: Annette Campagna Walter, Timber Industries, LLC Title: Owner & CEA Years in the industry: 19 years What made you want to join the construction industry? My first exposure to the construction industry was from the financial side. I worked for a bank and financed various construction projects from …
Name and Company: Stacey Lioreisis, MCN Build Title: Assistant Project Manager Years in the industry: 11 years What made you want to join the construction industry? It was purely by chance. I have a background in Architecture and was drafting for an engineering firm while looking for a job in my …
Name and Company: Lisa D. Sparks, Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP Title: Project Assistant Years in the industry: 12 years What made you want to join the construction industry? I actually fell into the construction law practice in my first attorney job after finishing law school and my clerkship. I had …
Name and Company: Leitie Cobb-Gibson Title: Project Assistant Years in the industry: 13 years What made you want to join the construction industry? I was originally in the banking industry and just stumbled into the construction arena. After joining Harkins, I realized there was so much to learn and so many …
Name and Company: Donna Venerable-Davis, D&L Cleanup Title: Chief Executive Officer Years in the industry: 11 years What made you want to join the construction industry? Well, that wasn’t my goal. When I retired from the corporate world, I realized it was the “perfect” time to start a new business with …
Name and Company: Britt Tegeler, Tegeler Construction & Supply Title: President Years in the industry: 6 years What made you want to join the construction industry? Women comprise only 9.9% of the construction industry. Less than 1% of that 9.9% are in c-suite positions. I never saw that as an obstacle, …
Name and Company: Amanda Quon, Mechanical Engineering and Construction Corporation Title: Account Manager Years in the industry: 11 years What made you want to join the construction industry? I was given a chance as a single mom at 19 by a woman who owned her own construction business and believed in …
The first week in March is dedicated to women in an industry that has been predominately male employed in the past. This is a celebration of women who are breaking the stereotype and building their careers in the construction industry. This week brings women in construction together and emphasizes the …
ABC Members’ safety and health are our #1 priority We know you have been inundated with information on the coronavirus, so we realize we are not passing along anything new to you. That said, this is probably one area where too much information is probably a good thing. There has …
Compliance: Employers are busy with running their business and don’t have the time or perhaps the human resources to ensure their health insurance program is in compliance with evolving federal or state laws and regulations. Offering healthcare is only one aspect but there are several administrative items such as ERISA, ACA, …
New Maryland Minimum Wage Effective 1/1/20 The new Maryland Minimum Wage is $11.00 per hour Some counties and municipalities have higher rates, so check any localities you are working in (Montgomery County, for example) 2020 Federal Mileage Reimbursement Rate The new reimbursement rate for mileage is 57.5 cents per mile, …
New video highlighting the many problems with bill. View it HERE. Members from ABC Baltimore and the Maryland Minority Contractors Association are working together to persuade City Council members that legislation that imposes a union-only ‘project labor agreement’ on City projects $15 million and more would have a devastating impact …
Join us as we celebrate the BEST of merit shop construction at our 2020 Excellence in Construction Awards Ceremony on April 16th 5 to 9 pm at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. Click HERE to register. For sponsorship information, contact Danielle Hardy at 410-821-0351 ext. 105 or dhardy@secure.abcbaltimore.org). EXCELLENCE WINNERS …
Benchmark Construction Company of Elkridge, PA has hired Cathy Esworthy as a Project Manager. In this role, Ms. Esworthy will oversee the daily operations of select projects in the company’s Maryland market, which includes coordinating field and administrative activities as well as ensuring that all parties involved in the construction …
ABC’s latest State-Level Construction Unemployment Report came out with an update, in which Maryland is now among the lowest five unemployment rates in the country. As of February 2020, Maryland’s construction unemployment rate is 2.8%. This means the state is now the 5th lowest unemployment rate in the country. According …
ABC is pleased to announce our new Contractors Fringe Benefit Management System. Under this program, our members can manage all of the fringe portion of the scale wage under one management system. Health insurance, vacations, holidays, paid time off (PTO), apprenticeship and retirement will all be managed under one system, …
